When Evan and I came to Yuanyang (元陽縣) in October 2008, an under-construction dam made for some awful, dusty riding as we finally finished the descent from Potou (坡頭鄉). This time, the dam was finished and the resevoir was dotted with fisheries like this one. The Red River (紅河) flows into Vietnam, where it is known as the Song Ca, or "Mother River," clearly of cultural significance. As with the Mekong, China doesn't care.
